Health Foods Made from Medicinal Mushrooms: Innovative Recipes Created by an Italian Chef.

Abstract

An innovative menu based on the use of fresh and dried medicinal mushrooms, which is energetic, healthy, easy to make, and adaptable to any type of diet, is presented. Three edible mushrooms (Lentinula edodes, Grifola frondosa, and Pleurotus ostreatus), which are known for their nutritional and medicinal properties, are paired with typical Sicilian products and used for the preparation of a menu consisting of an appetizer, a first and second course, pre-dessert, and dessert. The proposed menu meets all our criteria.